Ann Annie Eurorack modular synth performance interview

Here we have an interview, short performance and rig rundown with Ann Annie. Eli is elusive character behind some beautiful melodic ambient modular synth music and videos. Eli gives us a short performance on his 6U performance rig, talks about his musical background, getting into modular synths and we go through his set up for both recorded and performed modular music.
Here’s my playlist which will include all of my videos from the #Thomann Synth Reactor #TSR19 event. • Thomann Synth Reactor ...
I’d like to thanks the whole team behind the Thomann Synth Reactor event. The studio set ups we could use were amazing and operating by a great bunch of people. They created a great atmosphere for doing ultimately whatever anyone wanted and were very accommodating throughout. Hats off to the team!
Of course check out the other channels/creators involved with the event who have lots of great content coming. LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER / Cuckoo / BoBeats / Doctor Mix / DivKid / HAINBACH / Rachel K Collier / Dawless Jammin’ / Simon The Magpie / The Tuesday Night Machines / Ann Annie / Once Upon A Synth / Jakob Haq / PlugInGuru / Molten Music Technology / Accurate Beats / Automatic Gainsay / Noir Et Blanc Vie / SynthMania / Gaz Williams / Multiplier / SoundsAndGear / 8-Bit Keys / VØSNE / Synth Anatomy
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[@Hainbach]

Just going to sit on the stairs and go aaaaah. Lovely

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

hahahaha thats the best comment ive seen honda, well done you've outdone yourself

[@wouterjaspers]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER wait, HAINO is Honda for you? I should start calling him that.

[@loopop]

What an excellent discussion - thanks for making this

[@joco9958]

Hey Ben your questions are always so intelligent and you have a very natural way of interviewing people. Your knowledge and experience sure show. Just wanted to mention that. Cheerio!

[@onceuponasynth]

Lovely performance. I love to hear about how others got started into music/synths.

[@NICUofficial]

without Ann Annie and Lightbath, I doubt I ever get into modular. And without DivKid, I'd have no idea what I was doing in modular. Thanks to everyone involved in this extremely awesome interview :)

[@iqnill]

Wow, I must be getting old... Volca as a first synth...

[@MoltenMusicTech]

what a beautiful and immensely helpful video - good job

[@opuitska]

Loved it, what a great great moment

[@vicsol75]

Thanks guys! Great interview!

[@JayFrederick]

These interviews are priceless; thanks for making them happen. Really awesome!!

[@greatwhitedonkey]

Woooow, this is awesome. Thanks so much for making this!

[@circuitousvibes5226]

Absolutely beautiful, in every way. Thank you for this!

[@TerekkiTerekki]

That was great - thanks Eli and Ben

[@noisecode5867]

Yes!! such a huge fan!

[@Umil-25-01]

fantastic interview! Love you broke down all of the different voices and processes.

[@kollagebeats]

Great interview, great format! ✊🏽

[@Probbie]

I love this artist's work. Great interview

[@tuesdaynightmachines]

Finally had time to watch this! Awesome performance and interview!!! =)

[@MikeHancho663]

Such good music and a lovely person! production on these is flawless!!

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

What a lovely relaxed and engaging conversation. I like the pace of it very much!

[@AtreyusHorse]

aaahhhhh thanks a lot for this! soo good to see and hear ann annie ♥️ great talk

[@star.trails]

What lovely insight into the world of Ann Annie. Thanks for sharing this.

[@aeropilot4419]

This was really great ... two of my favourite modularists in tandem, made my day, thank you both 🙂✨

[@mep6014]

Always loved Ann Annie sounds since I first heard it. Also very interesting conversation. Thanks

[@indiefilmcomposer]

this is a real treat there is something about the quality of eli’s sound that has always stood out

[@samesong]

Just awesome... ❤️

[@Gruftgrabbler]

I think I was waiting a whole year for such an interview with Ann Annie. I‘m super happy right now - Thank you very much! 😃😃

[@MatthewKallen]

Excellent interview and such a great experience hearing how others achieve their sound. Thank you both for making it relatable.

[@strangerhertz5687]

Awesome jam, awesome guy, awesome interview(er). Just ALL awesome!

[@sndrcve]

TSR has introduced me to a load of new content to watch. Really like your work Divkid. Also looking forward to exploring Eli's channel. All this modular looks dangerously expensive (and endless)!

[@Larry30102]

Great having an interview with one of the greats synth composers. Many thanks!

[@soundethersinfo135]

Pure beauty... Thanks!!

[@peterhomfeldt7287]

Thank you Ben and Ann for this Video.A dream has become Reality.I was born in 1966 and grew up with the sounds of all the first commercially produced Synthesizers.I remember also that i was fascinated by radio transmissions here in germany which werde made by the experimental studio of the WDR here in cologne.These programs were very rare seeded. A modular was far beyond to be called affordable but now it is possible for everyone to enter this wonderful world. I appreciate also the work of the undervalued Radiophonic Workshop which despite of the lack of modular Synthesizers at that time already produced a lot of great stuff only with the use of tape machines,slicing tape and the slowdown or speedingup the machines(thank you Delia). The Synthesizer Community and especially the modular synthesizer community is extremely open and tolerant . It is an example how the focus on creativity with passion can pass any differences between peoples and cultures. Peter from the the Black Forest,Germany

[@jericho2x2]

Enchanting sounds. Ann Annie is a great artist. Thanks for this interview Ben.

[@waltersmetak]

Incredible and very insightful! This is really it!

[@monsirto]

Awesome to see a different musicality applied to modular.

[@lucagunther5405]

Great interview. I like that these two share a lot of the same experiences when patching and exploring creative spaces. Very simpatico. Well done.

[@leNotstrom]

Awesome Interview! Thank you!

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Rings and Clouds.. Awesome!

[@dnarowdy]

Great video. Interresting, informative and has a nice pace to it. Thanks for giving us so much insight!

[@girlinagale]

Just rewatched a dozen Annannie pieces and ended up here. A good morning.

[@RachelKCollierRKC]

Love it! Yessss boys ❤️

[@AndyPawlakOfficial]

Amazing Ann Annie, wow cool. Thanks.

[@esc5487]

This is a fantastic video. Just saw him perform last night in Los Angeles. Amazing show by the way. But super helpful to hear him talk about his process and walk through everything.

[@paulborg9239]

What a delightful and informative chat - and thanks for mention x

[@zbsfm]

excellent interview! would love to see more like this.

[@baleinerenard7629]

Well, what else could we ask for? Great music, with 2 modular wizards! Great way to start the day.

[@atkmodular904]

When i saw that Ann Annie was also going to be at TSR event This is exactly what i hoped you would do. Great Interveiw, Great Sounds. Nice one!

[@SoundsAndGear]

Love these ambient vibes!

[@baltergeistsound8366]

Brilliant. Really looking forward to his visit to Patchwerks in April.

[@brennanfowlerib]

Yes yes and yes Ann Annie is my favorite!

[@Sonic-Boom]

Brennan Fowler Mine too!

[@jonaseggen2230]

So nice to hear people who know their stuff so well but still talking about it in such a comprehensible way that even I understand what is said.

[@hammercanttouchthis]

This was magical. Can only imagine the amount of beautiful sounds that come out this kitchen. It looks very familiar 🙂

[@reheller]

Great session and interview/conversation!

[@maztik8r]

two of my favorite modular personalities. I wish the interview portion and the music portion could have been twice as long

[@LittleAmbientMachine]

Nice interview! Good to see the face behind the redish case 👍🏼

[@forwonder419]

this is one of my favorite systems

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Nice we finally see the man behind the modular. Superb to put a face to the mastery of eurorack.

[@zerozeroisland]

I love this so much

[@Vadlife]

Really enjoyed watching this

[@LittleZdy]

I love Ann Annie music very inspiring, reminds me north Indian classical music.

[@tomjepson2295]

This is *magic*. Those sounds are literally what I strive for!

[@dalehitchcock9162]

Great video, more please!

[@trulyors7158]

Amazingly shot and great overall video here

[@thepedalzone]

This was awesome! Thank you so much for this insightful and in-depth conversation. Big fan of both of you. Man, and I need to get into modular synthesis 😊❤️🙌

[@KimStennabbCaesar]

Be careful, it's like a black hole for your wallet, haha.

[@TH-gu4wj]

Oh man, and if you thought pedals were expensive! ;) I'm very cautiously getting inspired to get a case about the size of the one in this video. Luckily the DIY community for eurorack is vast. Hope you get some fun stuff!

[@WiredSpaceWizard]

Oh wow! Damn you for posting that right before I have to be at work! :D

[@johanwallmark9355]

Awesome!

[@jdavis.fw303]

Thanks for introducing me to a great artist and youtube channel!

[@andresgrumann4079]

Ben, really nice video, as Robin says, it´s is a immensely heful video. More of them, Thank´s!

[@richardfox4803]

When you asked for suggestions about what to do at Reaktor, I meant to message to say interview Ann Annie. Excellent!

[@BobCharlotte]

Really, really interesting conversation. Ann is such a great musical inspiration. Thanks a lot for this video.

[@walterinpv8499]

Marvelous...and nice to see Ann Annie whole, discussing DivKid's questions...

[@desertcrystals6632]

Ann Annie is singlehandedly responsible for me buying a red tolex modular case. Thanks a lot.

[@rdean150]

This was excellent. Very interesting conversation by two people who clearly knew what they were talking about! And regarding a comment near the end there, I just wanted to say that I play piano along with bizarre modular patches pretty often. Nowadays modular kind of feels like work that I have to put in, so getting back to the ol black & whites is a kind of escape / relaxation mechanism. So even if it doesn't seem to make sense to accompany a bizarre patch with a grand piano voice, I do it anyway cuz it feels good to me. I generally record everything I do in my studio, even (especially) these "start playing piano and suddenly it's an hour later and you've somehow recorded over a gig of continuous piano alongside a weird modular patch that became maddeningly repetitive about 30 minutes ago" jams, and I almost always seem to find at least a couple of sections of beauty and wonder when I listen to the results later.

[@thamelmusic]

Great masterclass.

[@synthanatomy]

great artist, person and of course very informative video :)

[@m.g.kroger]

Thanks!

[@ednasdiscomachine6049]

You guys are amazing together in this. There's a passion you both share. My musical knowledge is limited, but I love how you both understand each others way of thinking.

[@discophone_6214]

Really really a brilliant masterclass video. Very interesting to hear your both thoughts about modular and how to perform it. Just talked with one friend same same subjects. Really enjoyed this

[@wesesheskhnemtuhit]

100% awesome

[@pbartmess]

Great interview.

[@amuletsmusic]

great video!

[@BoothOfEternity]

😎 my thanks to Eli & Ben for this keeper video 👏👏 if only this amazing innovation was available in 5U 😉💰

[@badbenjy]

A very interesting interview and gorgeous music.

[@DivKid]

thanks Ben.

[@gdmchn]

Rings into Clouds is illegal

[@aaiieenn]

Sue me, fucking dare ya

[@isweartofuckinggod]

@@aaiieenn FBI OPEN UP

[@methyod]

no pretty music allowed, fart noises ONLY

[@brianrodman1033]

I can relate so much with the part about sweeping the filter on the Mother 32. The first time I did a filter sweep with the Moog MF-101 LP Filter I was HOOKED and in love. Got the Mother 32 shortly after, had it not been for the MF-101 I doubt I would have ever bought a synth.

[@markmccarthy3304]

Great video.

[@Dogboy73]

Gorgeous sounds. Really inspiring from a relatively small rig.

[@njdpdv]

🌸 excellent 🌸

[@1db1db1db]

im crying in the club right now oh my god

[@PercivalThe23]

rings into clouds,works always!

[@laptopolist]

Lovely

[@thehiddenyogi8557]

That intro song is beautiful

[@jonridley]

that was great

[@InkyDaCaT]

So this was such an ispiring video with Ann Annie from all levels..to see who's behind the music, and his music is sooo beautiful..it is incouraging to see how he progressed, and the journey, and helps us non modual yet users feel like OK..slowly slowly is OK lol......so thank you Ann Annie!....I did wish ..or maybe you did and he didn't want to say how he came up with name? Because well lol...being a girl every one assume I'm a boy ..so it was great to be on the other end of err ..lol..oh btw can I borrow that sticker .."face for radio"😝😝😎

[@erichewes3288]

Ann Annie is one of my favourite modular artists, and showed the potential magic of dual rings. Thanks so much for this!

[@deladonics]

Yeah I wasn't even looking into modular when I first saw those videos, but once I did, the sound of Rings became the sound of modular in my mind.

[@skriptico]

giue! moooolto bello!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

sweet melody

[@ericschaefer1008]

I have no idea what they're talking about, but I love it

[@SquarepulseMusic]

Super inspiring. So excited to see AA play SF in the not too distant future.

[@annannie]

see ya there!